Full Text of HR0069 97th General Assembly
HR0069 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the patrons, | 4 | | owners, musicians, artisans, and thespians of the Palette, | 5 | | Masque and Lyre Theater in Antioch as they celebrate the 50th | 6 | | anniversary of the Theater; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Palette, Masque and Lyre Theater was | 8 | | established in the early 1960s by people interested in | 9 | | producing plays, art works, and musicals; early members that | 10 | | are still active include Dee Baum, Aileen and Paul Biel, Art | 11 | | Doty, Hank Apostal, Shirley Jensen, and Betty and Ken Smouse; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The group originally rented an empty theater | 14 | | building on Main Street in Antioch; the Crystal Palace had been | 15 | | used as a playhouse, burlesque hall, and movie theater; early | 16 | | productions by P.M. & L. Theater were put on for local PTAs, | 17 | | churches, and other organizations with proceeds going for | 18 | | building upkeep and operating expenses; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, In 1983, the group was given the chance to | 20 | | purchase the building, and through donated money, time, labor, | 21 | | and skill the P.M. & L. Theater had a home of its own; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 2000, an estate gift allowed the P.M. & L. | 2 | | Theater to remodel the building and add an addition; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, A typical season at the Palette, Masque and Lyre | 4 | | Theater includes six shows representing three areas of theatre: | 5 | | drama, mysteries, and musicals; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we congratulate the men and women of the Palette, Masque and | 9 | | Lyre Theater as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of bringing | 10 | | the arts to Antioch; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the Palette, Masque and Lyre Theater Board of | 13 | | Directors as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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